Ahmedabad: Will St Xavier’s High School in Gandhinagar shift a Class IX classroom to the ground floor for a student with cerebral palsy, or must the child access a first-floor classroom? Gujarat High Court is exploring a solution after the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities ordered the school to admit the student to its Gujarati-medium…
KOLKATA: Trinamool demanded a court-monitored CBI probe into the killing of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide, Chandranath Rath, as it firmly denied any involvement in the murder. In a late-night statement Wednesday, the party condemned “the brutal murder of Chandranath Rath in Madhyamgram, along with the killing of three other TMC workers in incidents of post-poll violence…
Amritsar: The American Sikh Council (ASC) has opposed calls in the UK to ban the kirpan following the conviction of a Sikh man for fatally stabbing an 18-year-old student in Southampton, saying an entire faith cannot be blamed for the actions of one individual.The demand, first raised in June, has resurfaced ahead of the July…
Panaji: Several opposition leaders, including leader of opposition Yuri Alemao, AAP MLA Cruz Silva and AAP state president Valmiki Naik, were summoned to appear at the Panaji police station on Friday in connection with the agitation held outside town and country planning minister Vishwajit Rane’s house.Following the summons, the politicians appeared at the Panaji police…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday termed the AAP observers’ meeting in Jalandhar a “damage control exercise”.He said the meeting came at a time when the Aam Aadmi Party was “facing serious internal turmoil and loss of credibility”.“The AAP is trying to create an artificial show of strength, but the reality…
NEW DELHI: Meta has submitted its response to the Centre’s concerns over WhatsApp‘s proposed “username” feature, with the ministry of electronics and information technology examining whether the safeguards outlined by the company are adequate to prevent impersonation, phishing and online fraud.Sources said WhatsApp’s reply was received late Thursday night following consultations between Meta representatives and…
Daily horoscopes are affected by planetary transits, which can shift priorities and disrupt home-related plans temporarily during eclipses. Mars entering Ardra may lead to conversations being more abrasive than expected. However, the revival of Jupiter brings clarity and better guidance at work. Consider these insights to navigate your day with ease and stability. This daily…
NEW DELHI: WHO has issued new global guidelines saying up to 45% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity and, for the first time, air pollution, while advising against the routine use of vitamin and omega-3 supplements for dementia prevention in…
PM Modi and Arvind Kejriwal (R) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sharply questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “seven appeals” to citizens amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, saying the country was “in shock” over the government’s messaging on the economy.Addressing a press conference, the AAP chief said India had gone…
PANAJI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday sought replies from the Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC), department of social welfare, and other authorities in a PIL by a 32-year-old blind man, seeking directions to make Kadamba buses accessible, including providing audible announcement systems in all such buses and bus stands.A division bench of justices Valmiki Menezes…
